Paper-making method and machine



June 25,1929. w MILLS-UGH 1 1,718,574

PAPER MAKING METHOD AND MACHINE Filed My 11, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 June 25, 1929. w. H. MILLSPAUGH 1,718,574

PAPER MAKING METHOD AND MACHINE Filed May l1, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented- June 2S, 1929.

UNITED "STATES .1,718,574 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MILLSPAUGH, OF SANDUSKY, OHIQ.'

PAPER-MAKING METHOD am) MACHINE.v

Application ledllay 11, 1925. Serial No. 29,600.

This invention relates to Vpaper making,

and among other objects is intended to pro'- vide 'an improved method and machine for use in the manufacture of laminated or plural-ply paper.

The invention will-be understood by ref `erence to the annexed drawings showing for illustration certain vapparatus embodying,

and for-use in practicing ing the\invention.

In saiddrawings: Fig.v 1 is a sectional elevation (substantially-diagrammatic) of a machine for use methods embodyin the production of paper of as many as six plies; and

. Fig. lis' a plan view of a part of the machine showing the screw agitators.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with parts in sec- 'f tion of the lower part of the machine shown in Fig. 1, including-the two lower sheet- .forming apparatus thereof.

.as shown in Fig.

multiply paper.

Fig. 2 ma be considered as representing a` machine' or makingqduplex or two-ply vpaper and towhich additional equipment may be applied to provide'a machine such 1 for the production of For the purposes of this description Figs. 1 and 2jwill be treated as conjointly illustratin' one machine, which will now be de- I producing plural-ply paper by vacuum-indesirableconditions, it` being understood that the following description is specifically with reference to the villustrative embodi- ".Said cylinders may be mounted and driven;

duced: formation .of the v:plies under highly.

ments ofZ the yinvention shown in the-drawings vand is not intended as. limiting or restricting the invention which is articularlypointed out and defined in the c end of this description.

In the drawin s, the numerals 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 denote t e rotating perforated cylinders .of a number of suction rolls'of any approved construction'l for maintenance of vacuum action on deslred cylindrxc areas.

by. anyv appropriate means as will be un derstood by those familiarV with the suctioii.-.

roll art. All or any number of these suc-'fy v,tion rolls 'may be simultaneously employed yfr making continuous wet paper sheets or pliesto be brought together and bonded into a laminated or plural-ply web or sheet. Endless travelling wire cloths such as ordvnary Fourdriner making Wires typfying vin connection" with a method of l.coactinn' runs of the wires and aims at the any suitable strainerand carrying mediums,

are s hown entrained upon or about the respective cylinders anddriven thereb such cloths or making wires, hereinafter fier convenience mentioned as wires, 'being respectively designated by the numerals 9, 10, 11,

.12, 13 and lll. These wires provide formmg surfaces o'n the cylinders, `such as could the provided by clotli-jaclieting the cylinders, vand serve to convey the sheets from the cylinders to succeeding elements. The cylinders are shown arranged m oppositely rotating pairs, so that -their upper surfaces"- move toward each other and the wires passing around the respective pairs of cylinders areJ trained to converge and'bring the sheets formed by the respective pairs of cylinders together or in contact with-one another. A pair of such cylinders, as 5- 6 and 7-8, is

4shown arranged above each of the cylinders of tle pair 3 4, while the wires associated with the upper airs are arran ed to deliver the contacting s eets produced y such pairs onto the respective lower cylinders.

3 4, it will be observed that the converging sheet-carrying 'runs-of their wires 9 and 10, which carry the` wet Sheets -formed or v applied on said cylinders into contact, are

shown trained against and deiected'by one,l

sieeeze rolls 15, which rolls may or t ofthe may no adjusted to exert pressure on the intervening paper s eets according to particular requirements depending' upon the character of pa er being made and other conditions. Ad'usting means for said squeeze rolls is shown in Fig. 2. From the roll 15 on which the wires are trained, the runsof the wires formed on sncl cylinders into contact, and' Referring tov the'lower pa-ir'of cylinders each pair or set of upper wires', 11--12 and 12F-151:,` is shown. llected b ne Vof a pair of s ueeze rolls 19, which lillgthe aforesaid ro ls` 15 may be adjusted or pressure when conditions retrained against andI de- 55 lap the surfaceA and assist in vpreventing quire. The coacting runs of each set of withka larger number of sheets .the e wires 11-12 and 13-14 pass collinearly from the deflecting roll 19 and to and in engagement with a transfer roll 20 serving eas a guide'roll for one of said wires of each pair while the other wire of4 each pair is passed around a guide roll 21. Guiding and Atensioning rolls for the several upper wires are indicated at 22 and 23.

The wire 12 is shown passino' from the roll 20 to and in engagement with the cylinder 3, so that the paper sheets continuously made on the upper cylinders 5 and 6, being brought together or in contact by the wires 11 and 12, and being transferred at the roll 2O to the wire 12, is carried thereby and applied to the wire 9 on the cylinder 3 or to the sheet made on said last mentioned cylinder. Similarly and for like purposes the wire 13 is shown runnin from its associated transfer roll 20 to and in engagement with the c linder 4. A

A ditional forming cylindersI may be incorporated in a machine, for instance by superstructural arrangement of such' additional cylinders and parts with respect to either or both of the pairs of cylinders 5 6 and 7-8 similarly tothe arrangement or organization here shown with respect to the lowermost cylinders 3 and 4, and such arrangement or plan in assembling a machine forming cyl-v inders than are shown in the illustrative machine may be further carried out with respect to successive pairs of cylinders, so as to include any desired number of forming surfaces; suc arrangement representing one practicable organization for a uulticylinder machine cooperating to bring their respective plies or sheets into relationship to form a multiply web. f

In the illustrative machine, bodies of liquid pulp or .paper-producing liquid stock bear on segments of t surfaces provided by the wire covered portions of the cylinders 3, 4, 5, 6,- 7 and 8. In

this instance,A liquid stock is sup orted against the outer side of each cylin er b means of a vat 24 open adjacent to the c inder and having side walls formed with conca-ve ed es conforming to and closel overlying t eforming surface thereof.;

rubber strip 25 is shown fitted alongy the bottom edge of each vat, in the angle between said edge and the" cylinder surface, sol as to leaka e ofpulp liquid at any point along ge. Liquid stockis continuously sup: plied to' the vats from a reservoir (not shown), and is maintained at substantially constant levels in each vvat by appropriate means Asuch for instance 'as overflowl pipes or other known expedients. The ends of the vat walls immediately ade cylindrical forming;

may Jbe formed of thin vertical metal plates 24" aiixed as facings or extensions to the main side wall members of the vats, said ends or plates being adjustable laterall for lcontrollingthe widths of the cylin rical forming surfaces in contact with liquid stock in accordance with the Widths of the sheets to be formed, and the narrow crevices between tlre` cylindrical forming surfaces and the curved edges of said plates may be left open to the atmosphere, the pulp liquid in' the vats being held from running out through said crevices by suction or vacuum maintained within the cylinders.' The means described represents one )racticable mode of applying the 1i uid stoc For controlling the widths'of t e suction of vacuum areas* or chamberswitliin the forming cylinders therein bearing on the cylinders to be maintained in constant states of agitation for the purposeof obtaining a criss-cross dis. osi-4 -tion of the pulp fibers in the process o wet sheet formation and. revent alinement of the fibers in the direction of rotation of the cylinders. The agitators v26 are shown as rotary screws ory in the form of spiraled blades disposed parallel with the cylinders and which may be driven by application of 'power to extremental pulleys or gears fixed on the agitator shafts. A pair of oppositely spiraledC agitators is desi-rably provided forl each vat in proximit to the movin cylindrical forming surface, in order e e'ctually to keep the fibers in a state of agitation close thereto as theyare drawn upon said surfaces. This mechanism is believed to be excellent for proper agitation of the liquid stock during vacuum-induced paper formation, and allows certain practices Auseful in various cases.

For maintaining vacuum action on the cylindric forming surfaces in contact with t ie liquid stock, the several cylinders or suction rolls are shown equipped with interior vacuum chambers 27 opposite thed respective liquid columns bearing on the cyllnders, suchV chambers communicating by the pipes 28 with a suitable vacuum pump or pumps or other vacuumroducingappai'atus `(not shown) capable o maintaining in the cham! bers suitable vacua to effect vacuum-induced formation of wet sheets of desired thickness on the respective forming surfaces as they traverse the arcs of contact with the li' stock, while drawing off the large quantities of water from the stock fromwhich e the vpatper forms. A practicablem'eans of ro- ]acent to the' cylindrical forming surfaces vi 1 ng said vacuum chambers is by emp oyizo ment of stationary suction boxes bearing against and cooperating with lthe interior surfaces of the cylinders in a well'under- In the illustrative machine the cylinders V rotate in such directions as to move the ments of the suction boxes which provide the" strainer cloths or wires providing the sheetforming surfaces upwardly through the arcs of contact with the liquid stock, and by eX- tending the vacuum chambers 27 to points beyond or above the liquid levels in the vvats the sheets While being carried from the liquid will continue lto be subjected to vacuum act1on with advantageous effect 1n preserving j the sheets lntact as formed and preventing j backwashing of fibres therefrom While also draining moisture from the sheets, the amount of drainage thus'eflected being dependent upon the extent of prolongation of the forming vacuumwareas beyond the liquid levels. j

e Additional vacuum chambers 3() are shown provided in the cylinders for action on the paper sheets after they leave their respective forming areas; such vacuum chambers 30 in this instance being rconveniently provided by suction boxes constructed integrally with or as` additional compartvacuum chambers 27. Said chambers 30, which' like-27 may be provided with adjustable ends or headsfor adjustment to suit the Widths of sheet being made, communicate with a vacuum pump or pumps orv other vacuum-producingv apparatus throughv the torsor by control o speed of the vacuum pumps, regulated vacua ofl proper degree may be maintained in the respective chambers 30 for moisture regulation or temperin l the moisture contents of the sheets as desire of pulp fibres to `form the sheet and to hold they same in formation against backwashing From the foregoing it-will be understood that any of the several. suction rolls or.` cylinders of the illustrative machine ypractices a method of making paper in a.- continuous sheet by vacuum-induced formation on a cylindric surface'to which dilute liquid stock of a character for finishedpaper production is applied by appropriate means represented for example by t e vats and associated plates referred to, the liquid being drawn by vacuum from the stock at such rate and-force as to collect continuously on the cylinder in tight or close formation'the requisite supply.

effect of the liquid.. Such method as practicedunder conditions permissible with the construction shown in the drawings is Yadvantageously characterized in that the forming surfaces provided bythe strainer cloths or wires on the cylinders are uninterruptedly or continuously exposed to the forming vacuum action as they traverse the varcs of y contact with the liquid and until' passing beyond the liquid, so that the wet sheets are substantially formed by substantially the time they emerge from the liquid and are e Moreover the sheets will form with straight clean-cut edges if the liquid stock onA the vacuum areas-'of the cylinders be. laterally" confined by the aforesaid thin' plates 24 having concave edges closely overlying but not in contact with the forming surfaces; the liquid being held from escaping at the crevices between said plate edges and forming surface by the atmospheric pressure created by vacuum and the sheets forming on edges defined by the plates.

he amount of vacuum in the vacuun-ichamberspf each cylinder will depend upon conditions such as the nature and dilution of stockand. character and thickness of product to be produced.. By properly adjusting the vacuum in reference to such conditions andtliaspeed of rotation of the cylinderv and area of liquid contact, Wet sheets of fine formation. ranging from thinftissue's to comparatively thick sheets may be produced at fast as well asnoderate speeds.l VIn the manufacture of laminated to be maintained Vaol or plural-ply paper by a methodembodyeing i this invention orv features thereof, sheets or j plies of the same thickness or unequal thicknessmay be formed ifrom the same class of stock or from different classes of stock. I For instance in the manufacture of laminated newspaper, the plies thereof may be formed from the same stock; while in the production of box board or the like'certain plies may be ofinferior stock Whilethe outer pliesmay be of superlor stock to form White .or manila liners.

If the liquid stock in the vats is left-quiet, the sheets will tend to form with the pulp fibres in alinement or disposed in the direction of the rotation of the respective cylinders, which may bev desirable for the production of papers or plies of greater tensile strength lengthwise than transversely; but Iwhen the agitators 26 are set in motion such it will be observed that in making a cross-` grain laminated or plural-ply paper, the

sheets or plies may beformed with the grain ofthe fibres inl alternate merging sheets rrunningat angles or at substantially right angles to each other, the liquid stock bearing on certain of the forming surfaces for such ,130'

purpose being agitated to move across the forming surface in a given direction, While the stock bearing on certain other of surfaces may be agitated to move in an opposite direction, or may be left quiet. Alternately grained sheets ory plies may be formed on any cooperable pair of cylinders, by agitating the stock bearing on the forming surface of one of the pair in a given direction, While agitating the stock bearing on the forming surface of the other in an opposite direction so that the plies may be bonded With the grain of the fibres in one sheet run` lning crosswise or at an angle to the grain in the other. For the production of papers or plies of increased transverse strength, or of equal strength longitudinally and transversely, the liquid stock opposite the vacuum chamber of each cylinder may b'e maintained in a state of constant agitation, thereby causing the pulp fibres to collect inI cross- Wise disposition.

In the production of duplex or other `plural-ply pape'r,'involving the uniting` of separate Wet sheets or separate formations of paper, the sheets to be united `should carry a certain amount of. Water for bonding purposes, the amount requisite or most advantageous in given cases vbeing dependent upon specific conditions as to the stock and prep-- aration thereof, thickness and character of Work, etc., and to some extent upon the tre: ment to which the merged sheets are to be subjected. Now. if the separate sheets or paper formations are left very Wet or too wet, as it apt to be the case in the production of plural-ply paper WithA theordinary methods commercially used prior to the present invention, then while thesheets will bond easily with the excess water carried yet difficulties or objections will arise throughcrushing of Wet sheets if sufficientpressure be applied to make the perfect bond, or union required. On the other hand, if tov much Water be Withdrawn from the paper then the bondinv is likely to be imperfect, or in other words the layers of the product will be liable to separate. It is therefore importantly-'desirable to Iregulate the moisture content of the sheets inA accordance with bonding requirements, `or in other, Words to bring the 'sheets to a substantially predetermined moisture content'most advantageous for perfect bonding under/particular working conditions. n g

In conducting a process of making pluralply paper on the illustrative machine, regulation or tempering of the moisture contents of the sheets or plies to' be bonded may be obtained by subjecting the wet sheets, while onV the carrying mediums which carry them from their respective arcs of vacuum formation, to independently j controlled vacuum action in. the chambers 30 and by adjusting the vacua 'in said chambers 30`Iso as Vto force substantially uniformly through the respective sheets suchy quantities of air as to carry off or expel sufficient moisture to bring the sheets respectively to desired condition. In general a condition of minimum moisture content for perfect bondin ered desirable, as the quality of: the Japer is better it' the bonding union be per ected at minimum moisture and it is otherwise advantageou's to avoid any substantial amount of `mosture in excess of that required for perfect bonding. According to requirements, the vacua maintained inthe chambers 30 may be more or less than the vacua maintained for forming the sheets. j

.By this method, which exemplifies forcing regulated quantities of a moisture removing agent intoor through the sheet, the impor-l tant process step of tempering the sheets to substantially vthe desired moisture content is accomplished without mechanical compression, so'as to preserve the full benefits of the fine formation obtained by the vacuum formation of the paper and to condition the paper most effectively to withstand ensuing pressure if -applied in a succeeding portion of the machine. And by tempering Ythe sheets by vacuum in the'chambers 30, which lmayfbe controlled and adjusted independently of the forming vacuum maintained 'n the chambers 27, such tempering step m y be practiced Without limitation of speed or interference with the desired speed of rotation of the cylinders for the formation operation. In this connection it may be stated that a process embodying the present invention maybe successfully practiced at substantially higher speeds than have ordinarily been practical or commercially available for the production of plural-ply paper.

A machine such asrepresented in Fig. 2, Without the Wires 12 and 13 andy other superis considposed associated parts, may be used for du. `l

plexing purposes or making two ply pal 'er on'the suction rolls or cylinders 3 an 4. Like stock or different stock being supplied to the vats of these cylinders, continuous wet sheets or plies form on the endless'wires 9 and 10 as they traverse the areas exposed to the vacuum actionin the chambers 27, such sheets being relatively thin or'thick according to the amount of vaeuumnaintained andlthe nature of thel stock and Working conditions. As the ywires pass over the vac- .uum areas of the chambers 30, the sheets otsaid wires between the rolls 15 and 16.430I

rcases be -suliicient for bonding of the sheets together or for a' partial bonding to be coinpleted as the composite web composed of said sheets is carried through succeeding press section. If additional pressure is required for bonding, the rolls 15, which are rubberl or rubber covered squeeze rolls, are adjusted'to apply such pressure. The transand thus transfer the web onto the wire- 9, or to prevent said web from following the wire 10 around the roll 17. From the wire 9, the composite web is transferred by suction roll 33 onto a press felt 31. Thefelt 31 is shown passing through a press comprising asqueeze roll 35 and coacting suction roll 34, the vacuum chamber of which acts at the bite of the rolls.v The felt at its delivery end is shown passing around a guide roll 36 and its returnv run is guided and tensioned by the rolls 37. A guide roll 32 is shown to guide the felt under the transfer ro'll33. One or more-press sections may be employed for smoothing purposes or for 'completing the bonding of sheets previously partially bonded -between the coacting runs of the wires 9 and 1 0.

i lmake three ply paper.

. are being made upon the suction rolls 3 and Assume for examplethat it is desired to While the two plies Y 4, a third ply may be made upon any of the other cylinders, for instance either of vthe cylinders 5 andv 6, no stock-being apf plied to the cylinders on which no sheets are to be formed. If for example the third ply is made on the suction roll 5, the sheet or'ply forms continuously on the wire 11 undervacuum action and is tempered as to I.moisture content as before explained, and

is carriedby-said wire and beyondl the roll 19 by the coacting runs of the wires 11 and 12 to the,tr'ansfer roll20, which is a suction rollfliavin its suction chamber disposed to suck the s feet onto the wire 12. The wire 12 then conveys the l-sheet in engagement with the sheet on the suction roll 3. It will be noted that fthe wire 12 is Vtrained in engagement with the suction roll 3 at about the point where the Wire cloth onthe roll 3isabout to leave the area subjected to vacuum action in the chamber 3 0, so that the vacuum in said ychamber 30,in addition to its function of tempering the sheet formed on the roll/'3, also'serves to suck or transferonto the wire 9 or sheet carried thereon the. sheet delivered bythe wire 12. c

If wet sheets are simultaneously made and tempered on lboth of the 'upper suctionrolls 5 and 6, as for instance in making four ply pper by said rolls in conjunction with' `the while additional pressure may be applie for bonding by adjusting the rolls 19 to exert such pressure, said rolls 19 like the rolls 15 being rubber squeeze rolls. The

fer roll 16 is a suction roll having its sucj compositeweb formed of the sheets or plies tion box or chamber arranged to act on the composite webas the web traverses said roll Iliade on the suction rolls 5 and `6 is transferred by the suction roll 20 onto` the wire 12 and delivered to the sheet made on the suction roll. 3, being transferred thereto at 30 as aforesaid, and is conveyed by the wire n 9 for mergeiiceand bonding with the sheet on the wire 10 as will be understood. In the same'manner the suction rolls 7 and 8 may be used for making an additional ply or plies, tempering their moisture contents and delivering them through thev agency of the suction transfer roll 20 "and wire 13 and vacuum chamber 30 to the sheet made on the roll 4; while other variations in practice inay be employed as will be obvious and if desired sheets formed and merged on still other suction rolls may be applied tov either of the rolls 5,6, 7 and 8 in the` manner indicated with reference to application of sheets tothe rolls 3 and4.

Thus in the illustrative machine a number of continuous paper sheets or plies, regardless of the cylinders on which they are formed, are tem ered as to moisture con-- tent and success ully brought into contact with one another and`u1timately all together between the vconverging wires 9 and 10 entraincd upon the lower cylinders 3 and 4.

As the sheets are delivered. one to another they adhere or bond together partially and between the' wires 9 and 10 they may' be pressed together by the pressure applied by the coacting runsof said wires below the 'roll 15 about which said wires are deflected,

or by additional pressure if necessary applied for instance by adjustment of the y squeeze rolls l5', thereby bonding the sheets together or effecting a partial bonding which is completed in ensuing press section or sections of the machine.

'f Referring to Ycertain details of the illustrative maehine, in Fig. 1 the cylinders of each of the .upper pairs of suction rolls are shown driven by intermeshing gears 38- from a gear 39 meshing with one of such gears 38; whilel the lower c linders 3 and. 4

which are sho-wn spaced urther apart to accommodate the guide rolls 22 are shown each driven by gear `40 from gear 41. The

suction rolls are preferably mounted in lanti-friction bearings (not shown) to reduce the power required to yrotate the cylinders and facilitate high-speed operation. The

endless wire cloth members are res ectively parts, arev showi adjustably mounted inl suitable bearing members on a supporting 'frame 42, the latter being fragmentarily lndicated and the superstructural parts thereof being omitted for the purpose of clearer illustration.

It will be understood that the forming vacuum chambers, tempering or moistureregulative vacuum chambers and suction boxes of the illustrative machine may be vconnected with any suitable vacuum pum s or apparatus capable of maintaining t e desired vacua in each. For instance, the

vacuum chambers may be connected with a positive rotary pump or pumps ofthe type shown in the Millspaugh Patent No. 1,025,- 822, dated May 7, 1912, for maintaining la substantially constant or uninterrupted vacuum while the larger vacuum chambers 27 may be connected with similar pumping apparatus of requisite capacity for handling vthe large volumes of waterdrawn from the `fvats. The Widths of the vacuum-exposed areas of the cylindrical forming surfaces and the vacuum oxes or chambers within the respective cylinders, may advantageously be correspondingly controlled by means similar to that shown and described in myI 'co-pending application, Serial No. 610,538 filed January 3, 1923, for paper making methods and machines, although other means may be employed for accomplishing the same purpose. l

Obviously the present invention is not I limited to the specific details of construction,

arrangement and mode of operation herein shown and described, since the same may be modified to meet different requirements and conditions; moreover it is not indispensable that all of the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may advantageously be used in different lcombinations and sub-combinations.

It will be understood that the machine shown in Fig. 2 may be used for making a single ply sheet or a two ply sheet, or said machine may be ,used with other means, for instance the superposed devices shown in connectiontherewith inFig. l.

Notice is given of my prior and now pending application Serial No. 610,539, filed January, 1923, based upon a process and machine involving continuous vacuum induced formation of .a vwet paperv sheet on' 11n-'area of a rotating cylinder exposed to vacuum action against liquid stock; and of my prior and now lpending application serial No. 610,533, filed January' 3,1923,

based upon a similar process and machine involving vacuum induced formation of the sheet on an endless Wire traveling around the vacuum cylinder and also yinvolving the simultaneous formation of sheets on'oppositely revolving vacuum cylinders and bonding them to form a unitary plural-ply sheet; in Which prior applications I claim more broadly certain subjects-matter embodied in the disclosure of this application.l

What I claim is:

1. A method of making plural-ply in a continuous sheet characterized by simultaneously forming the several continuous plies 'thereof -While reducing the moisture content of such plies Without mechanical compression until the plies are brought substantially tothe moisture content most advantageous for effective bonding, and thenbringing the plies into .relationship to form such plural-ply sheet while bonding the plies paper at substantially such determined moisture such vacuum action to temper the plies to.

a proper moisture content for effective bonding, and bonding the plies together at'substantially such nioisture f content `While bringing them into relationship to lform such plural-'ply sheet.

3. A method of making plural-ply paper in a continuous sheet characterized by simultaneously forming the several continuous mum moisture content for effective bonding, A

and bonding the pliesvat substantially said minimum moisture content while bringing them into relationship to form such pluralply sheet. l

4. A method ofmaking plural-ply paper in a continuous web characterized by simultaneously forming the several continuous plies thereof` by vacuum-induced'formation and carryino the several plies from their res ective fbrming areas while sub.- jecting t e separate 'carrying mediums for said plies to vacuum; then reducing the moisture content of the several plies by vacuum to substantially the point most advantageous for effective bonding before subject-y ing the plies to mechanical compression;

Land then bringing the plies into relationship to form such plural-ply web andbondingthe 'plies at substantially vsuchdeter- 'mmed moisturecontent.` v

5. A paper-making method characterized by simultaneously -making a plurality of. continuous wet paper plies by vacuum-im at such moisture content to form a unitaryy .of a plurality duced formation and vacuum-induced moisture reduction on rotating cylinders, while regulating the moisture-reduction totemper the plies to a proper moisture content for good bonding, and bringing thel plies into Contact with one another and bonding them continuous sheet.

6.` A paper-making method characterized by continuous vacuum-induced formation of a plurality of Wet sheets while continuously conveying the sheets on rotating cylinders from their placesof formation on endless mediums, and subjecting said sheets on said mediums to vacuum action regulated to temper the moisture contents of the sheets to a desired degree for bonding, carrying the' plies by said mediums into contact with one another Without subjecting them to mechanical compression before bringing them into contact, and bonding such contacting sheets atsubstantially the moisture content determined by such regulated vacuum action to make plural-ply paper.

7. A paper-making method characterized by simultaneously forming a plurality of continuous Wet paperplies on a corresponding number of endless mediums, While carrying the respective mediums lover rotating cylinders and maintaining segments of said cylinders traversed by said mediums and plies. thereon under action of vacuum and regulating such vacuum to temper'the plies to a proper moisture content for good bonding, and-bringing the plies into Contact one with another and bonding them at such moisture content to produce a unitary", continuous sheet.

8. A paper-making method characterized by simultaneously forming a plurality of continuous wet paper plies on a corresponding number of endless mediums by vacuuminduced formation on said mediums over suction rolls having areas exposed to vac'- uum action against liquid containing the fibres from which the plies are formed, ,and carrying said plies by said mediums into contact lone with another and bonding the contactingplies.

9. A. paper-making method characterized by continuous vacuum-induced formation of wat: sheets While continuthe sheets on suction rolls ously conveying of formation on '-endless from their places mediums, and subjectingl theA sheets on said mediums to vacuum vaction regulated to temper .the sheets to a proper low moisture content-for goodv bonding, and bringing a lplurality of such" sheets into lcontact n a said medium and transferring said contactino' sheets from said medium by suction;

O. A method of making cross-grain laminated paper characterized b simultaneou slyA forming continuous plies t ereof con cylinj -dric surfaces exposed to vacuum action,

while agitating the liquid stock bearing on certain of said surfaces in a Given direction and that bearing on other o said surfaces tempering the in an opposite direction' and bondmoisture content of such sheets;

ing such sheets together.

maintaining said surface'under action of suitable vacuum to causev ,fthe continuous deposition and firm holding-.grind comp'actiiig of paper stock fibres in a uniform sheet on said surface as it traverses the arc 0f contact ,with the liquid and to hold the formation intact as the sheet passes through and from the liquid and maintaining said stock agitated in a manner' to cause the stock to flow'across the forming surface.

surfacesI provided byK said cloths as'they travel on said suction rolls; means associated with said'suction rolls for subjecting said foi-ming surfaces uninterruptedlyY to vacuum action while traversing the arcs of contact with said liquid stock; said endless cloths having converging sheet carrying runs which bring the sheetsl thereon into vcontact one with another.

14. A paper-makiiig machine' comprising, in combination, a pair of oppositely rotating suction rolls; endless cloths entrained on and providing` I'sheet forming surfaces on 4said suction rolls; means for maintaining liquid stock on segments of the cylindric' forming surfaces provided by said cloths as they travel on said suctionrolls; means associated with said suction rolls for subjecting said forming surfaces uninterruptedly `to vacuum vaction Whiletraversing the arcs of lcontact with s'aid liquid stock; said endless' cloths bring with acting runs ofsaid cloths, said ylastmentioned suction roll serving to "transfer'the `the sheets thereon into contact `one 13. A paper-making machine comprising, in combination, a' pair of oppositely rotating another; a suction roll engaged by cocontacting sheets-to the clthliinmediately I nextto said suction roll; and guide means in combination,

an endless carrier vvvet sheets Vlast mentioned suction ro l.

lsurfaces provided by sai .whereby thev other cloth asses beyond said 15. A paper-making machine comprising, a pair of oppositely rotating suction rolls; endless cloths entrained on an 1providing sheet forming surfaces on said suction rolls; means for maintainin liquid stock on segments of the cylindiic orming d cloths as they travel on said suction rolls; means associated with said'suction rolls for subjecting said forming surfaces uninterruptedly to vacuum action While traversing the arcs of contact with said liquid stock.; said endless cloths having converging sheet carrying rims which bring the sheets thereon into contact one with another; rolls around which said cloths returnt one of which is a suction roll engagedby coacting runs ofthe cloths and which serves to transfer the contacting sheets to the cloth turning aroundsaid suction roll; associated with the return run of sa'id'last mentioned cloth; and a suc-- tion rollen aged by said endless 'carrier andv 'cloth transerring the sheet to said endless carrier. v

16,'A paper-making machine comprisin in combination, a plurality of suction rolls having means to hold lli uid stock on the vacuum-areas thereof,`end ess members traveling around said rolls thereon providing sheet-forming surfaces on which continuous are formed by vacuum-induced formation; and means for extracting moisture from the sheets while 'on said members bylvacuum action regulated to temper the moisture content for effectual bonding; the machine being organized and arranged for bringing the tempered sheets to ether and bonding them into a plural-ply s eet. 17.. A paperi-makng machine comprisin in 'combinationmeans including opposite y l rotating suction rolls for forming continu- .thereby 'between the plurality of tion; other sheet-fortuin in combination,

ous wet sheets by vacuum-inducedA formameans effecting other means aror sheets'..formed sheets formed by the first-named means; and means for bonding the several sheets into a plural-ply sheet.

j 18. A paper-making machine comprising a means including suction-rolls for forming continuouswet'sheets by vacu um-induce formation, said means arrangedy in groups organizedland arranged to bring pairs of individual sheets together .and to ring the airs together and lbond-them 4into a plural-p y sheet.

19. `A paper-'making machine comprising,`

a vplurality of continuousl on which wet sheets are simultaneousliylf formed; means for subjecting thesheets ,w ile o ii saidzsurfaces to regulated vacuum action to temper the sheets to a predetermined moisture content for bondformation by vacuum; said ranged to deliver the sheet moving surfaces ing; and means for carrying-the sheets formed on certain of said surfaces in contact with sheets formed o'n certain other of said surfaces. y

20. A paper-making machine comprising, in combination, `a plurality of rot-ating cylinders having vacuum areas on which continuous Wet sheets are simultaneously formed; means for "tempering the sheets While on said cylinders to a desired moisture content for bonding and means for-merging the sheets formed on certain of said cylinders and carrying the merged sheets in merging cont-act with sheets formed on ce1'-` tain other 'of said cylinders.

21..A paper-making machine comprising, in combination, a plurality of rotating cylinders having vacuum areas and overlying endless traveling members providing sheet forming surfaces on'A which Wet sheets ot' paper are simultaneously and cont-inuously formed; means for tempering fthe sheets to predetermined moisture contents; means for merging the tempered sheets to effect bonding therebetween; and means for transferring the merged sheets by suction fromV one forming surface to another. y

22. A paper-making machine comprising, in ombination, means for forming cont-inuous Wet sheets by vacuum-induced'formation; means for tempering the moisture contents of the sheets by vacuum; and means for transferringv sheet to sheet by suction. 23. A ape'r-making machine having, in combination, a paper-forming suction roll; other means for forming a Wet sheet, including means for'carrying the same into contact `with the sheetmade on said suction roll; and suction means in said. suction roll for transferring the Wet sheet made by said 1,05 otiler means to that .made on said suction ro .24.VA paper-making machine having, in combination, a paper-forming suction roll; other means for forming a Wetshect, including means for carrying the same into' contact with the sheet made on said suction roll; and an independent vacuum chamber in" said suction roll operating to force air for moisture reducing purposes through the sheet made on said suction roll while sucking thereonto the wet sheet from said carrying means.l

`25. A paper-making machine comprising,

in combination, means including a plurality of suction-rolls for forming continuous Wet sheets and bringing them together in a plural-ply sheet; said machine including in'its organization endless means carrying said plural-ply sheet and a suctionroll for trans- 1.25 ferring the 'plural-ply sheet from said endless ans.

26. A. aper-making machine comprising,

in combination, means including a plurality of suction-rolls for forming continuous wet 13 'means for transferring the Web from one to another of said endless means.

27. A paper-making machine comprising a plurality of suction rolls and endless cloths traveling around said rolls, With associated liquid stock holding and vacuum applying means for forming continuous wet sheets on said cloths While traveling on said suction rolls; the machin-e being organized and arranged for bringing said sheets into contact with one another and bonding them together to form a plural-ply sheet.

28. A paper-making machine comprising a plurality of suction rolls and associated means for forming a plurality of continuous Wet sheets under iniiuence of vacuum action; said means including endless cloths passing around and providing the sheet forming surfaces on said suc-tion rolls` and arranged to bring the sheet-s successively.in to contact one With'another. 29. A paper-making machine comprising a plurality of suction rolls and associated means for forming a plurality of continuous Wet sheets under influence of vacuum action, including endless cloths passing around` and providing the sheet forming surfaces on said rolls, in combination With suction means'for transferring sheets from -cloth to cloth.

30. A paper-making machine comprising a plurality of suction rolls and associated means for forming a plurality of continuous 'wet sheets under influence of vacuum action,

including endless cloths passing around and providing the sheet forming surfaces on said rolls, certain of said suction rolls having suction, means for transferring a sheet from an adjacent cloth to the cloth o n the suction roll referred to.

31. A paper-making machine having, in

' combination, a cylinder; an endless cloth Vpassing around said cylinder on Whicha Wet sheetis formed; a cooperating endless cloth -carrying a Wet sheet, with associated means for forming the Wet sheet carried by said cooperating cloth; saidcooperating cloth-engaging the first mentioned cloth on said cylinder; and suction means in said cylinder for transferring the sheet from said oogperating cloth into contact With that on lthe first mentioned cloth.

v32. A paper-making machine having, in combination, a cylinder; an endlessfcloth passing around said cylinder on which a Wet sheet is formed; a cooperating endless cloth carrying a wet sheet, with associated means for forming the Wet sheet carried by said cooperating cloth; said cooperating cloth engaging the first mentioned cloth on said cylinder; said cylinder having a vacuum Achamber exerting vacuum action on the sheet thereon to extract moisture from said sheet While also performing the function of Withdrawing the sheet from said cooperating cloth onto the sheet carried by said first mentioned clot-h.

33. A paper-making machine having, in combination, a paper-forming suction roll; means for holding liquid stock thereto; andmeans agitating said'liquid stock to flow .transversely of the forming surface of the suctionroll.

311-. A paper-making machine having, in

combina-tion, a paper-forming suction roll;

means for holding liquid stock thereto; and a rotary screyv or spiral-bladed agitator operating in said liquid stock and arranged longitudinally of the roll.

- 35. A paper-making machine having, in combination, a paper-forming suction roll; means for holding liquid stock thereto; and a plurality of rotary screw agitators operating on the liquid beside the suction roll.

suction rolls and Wires running around them on which Wet sheets are formed over the rolls by vacuum-induced formation, the machine organized and arranged for.. bringing the respective Wet sheets into contact and bonding them together in a plural-ply sheet and embodying means for carrying off said plural-ply sheet. l

37. A paper-making machine comprising suctionrolls and Wires running around them on Which Wet sheets are formed over the rolls by vacuum-induced forma-tion, and having means by Which`the respective sheets formed on said Wires are subjected to indel 36. A paper-making machine comprising pendent vacuum action for reducing the moisture content ofthe sheets,v the machine being organized and arranged for carrying the sheets into contact after such moisture reducing action and bonding them together in a plural-ply sheet.

38. A paper-making machine comprising a pair of oppositely rotating suction rolls and Wires running around them on which Wet sheets are formed over the rolls by vacuum-induced formation, said Wires having their off-bearing runs arranged t0. carry p their respectivesheets into contact and vone of said wires adapted to carry off the conytacting sheets from the other wire.

39. A paper-makingmachine comprising suction rolls and Wires running around them on which Wet sheets are formed over the rolls by vacuum-induced formation, there being a pair of said rolls and Wires `With converg` ing off-bearing runs, and there being at least one other roll and wire arranged'to carry4 its sheet into contact with the Wire on one of said pair of rolls.

V10., A paper-making machine comprising a plurality of pairs of said rolls and Wires Withtheir olf-bearing runs arranged to carry the sheets thereon into contact, one Wire of each of certain pairs adapted to carrying the contact-ing sheets off from the other Wire of such pair and to carry thesame into contact with the sheet on a Wire of another pair. 42. A paper-making machine comprising at least three suction rolls and wires running around them on which Wet sheets are formed over the rolls by vacuum-induced formation, said Wires arranged to carry the respective Wet sheets into Contact with one another for bonding to form a plural-ply sheet.

43. A paper-making machine comprising, in combination, a pair of oppositely rotatlng suction rolls; Wires traveling .around said suctionrolls and traversing the vacuum areas thereof; means to `hold pulp liquid on said vacuum areas; said wireshaving their off-bearing runs arranged to carry'the` Wet sheets thereon 'into contact for bonding them into a plural-ply sheet; means for subjecting the sheets onsaid wires before theyl are brought into contact to independent vacuum action for reducing the moisture `content of "the sheets before bonding; and

means to receive and carry olf the pluralply sheet composed of the contacting sheets.

44. A paper-making machine comprising a pair of oppositely rotating suction rolls; wires travelin around and from said Sucsaid suction ro ls; means to hold pulp liquid on thevacuum areas of said rolls; said Wires havingdownwardly extending and converging oH-bearing runs to bring the respective Wet sheets formed on the Wires into contact with one another; a suction device traversed by said Wires to transfer the 'contacting a suction device traversed by the wire andfelt for transferring the sheet formed on the VWire/to said felt. l

46; A paper-making machine comprising and wires running around them on which Wet sheets 'are formed over the rolls by vacnum-induced formation, the arrangement being such that the off-bearing sheet-carrying runs of the wires travel downwardly from confronting sides of the rolls, and said Wires having their off-bearing runs arranged -to carry their respective sheets intoucolitact and one of said Wires adapted to carry off' `the contacting sheetsgfrom the other Wire.

In testimony whereof. I affix ture.

, .WILLIM H. MILLSPAUGH.v

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